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soldiers fighting in iraq and afghanistan could see their checks stopped. the joint chiefs of staff mike mullen was in kandahar today and while speaking with soldiers they brought up the debt fight here in washington. >> there are many of you living paycheck to paycheck and if paychecks were to stop, it can have a devastating ill pact and devastating impact pretty quickly. >> and he told the soldiers like most government agencies there will be belt tightening and cuts and that include cutbacks to military benefits. >>> here at home we have been following what is a serious concern for residents and business owners in adams comorg. last week police instituted operation adams morgan, but now they have one measure that has been making a difference and they have put an end to it. darcy spencer is there tonight. >> reporter: last weekend d.c. police launched operation adams morgan in an attempt to tame the night life some are saying is out of control. friday night, police eliminated the parking on the southside of northeast which is the side of most of the bars.
soldiers fighting in iraq and afghanistan could see their checks stopped. the joint chiefs of staff mike mullen was in kandahar today and while speaking with soldiers they brought up the debt fight here in washington. >> there are many of you living paycheck to paycheck and if paychecks were to stop, it can have a devastating ill pact and devastating impact pretty quickly. >> and he told the soldiers like most government agencies there will be belt tightening and cuts and that...
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our future in afghanistan, and a cure for the struggling health system. first, afghanistan. a couple of months ago, the president said he knows the hard lessons of wars that failed. >> there are many lessons to be learned from la we've experienced. -- from what we've experienced. we learn america must go to war with clearly defined goals which is why i've ordered a review of our policy in afghanistan. chris: the president has said he does not want to commit to a long slog that takes us nowhere like in vietnam. unless he thinks we can turn things around in afghanistan, does he think we can? >> he's being asked aot of questions. and he is asking a lot of questions. and he's hearing three different points of view. he's heard from the military that the current strategy is unattainable without a large introduction of troops and being told by some people that this is never winnable. that you are never going to have an afghanistan which is stable, that is a democratic country. and then there are those who are saying actually we have no choigs. we have to win this. that the country
our future in afghanistan, and a cure for the struggling health system. first, afghanistan. a couple of months ago, the president said he knows the hard lessons of wars that failed. >> there are many lessons to be learned from la we've experienced. -- from what we've experienced. we learn america must go to war with clearly defined goals which is why i've ordered a review of our policy in afghanistan. chris: the president has said he does not want to commit to a long slog that takes us...
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at least 42 nato oops have been killed in afghanistan so far this month. violence in afghanistan is at its highest level since the overthrow of the taliban nine years ago. >>> gre workers upset over unpaid wages and layoffs plan to rally at the acropolis for the third trais strght day after clashing with police at the tourist site yesterday. authorities using tear gas to clear the demonstrators, locked the entrance gates and refused to let in tourists. >>> after nearly eight years of work and at a cost of $240 million, a bridge that will let drivers bypass the hoover dam at the arizona/nevada border is ready to open. at a dedication ceremony yesterday, transportation secretary ray la hood said the dam itself is one of the wonders of the world and he hopes the bridge will become another. the inructor, named for former nevada governor mike o'callahan and war hero pat tillman. >>> the white house came the pink house yesterday in honor of breast cancer awareness day. >> and now hers an early look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens at 11,09
at least 42 nato oops have been killed in afghanistan so far this month. violence in afghanistan is at its highest level since the overthrow of the taliban nine years ago. >>> gre workers upset over unpaid wages and layoffs plan to rally at the acropolis for the third trais strght day after clashing with police at the tourist site yesterday. authorities using tear gas to clear the demonstrators, locked the entrance gates and refused to let in tourists. >>> after nearly eight...
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battlefield but one she says she never thought she'd have to learn again when she returned home from afghanistan when she made a sexual harassment complaint. >> i think he was dead serious when he looked at me and said i will f'ing kill you. he was not joking. >> reporter: her complaint unleashed a barrage of complaints from other soldiers. in written statements female service members described a boy's club attitude resulting in derogatory names with multiple complaints of sexual harassment. in response one male officer told investigators he felt the females were whining and such over promotions. >> the army is not a wayward home for girls or a girl scout. >> there were several claims of physical assault, chairs kicked and thrown at female service members. women admitting they don't feel same. even the sexual assault victim advocate said the soldiers and officers inside this unit don't have each other's backs as they should. i don't know how this would work if they were sent to the battlefield. >> we determined the best way to go about addressing this situation is i've got to affect change to th
battlefield but one she says she never thought she'd have to learn again when she returned home from afghanistan when she made a sexual harassment complaint. >> i think he was dead serious when he looked at me and said i will f'ing kill you. he was not joking. >> reporter: her complaint unleashed a barrage of complaints from other soldiers. in written statements female service members described a boy's club attitude resulting in derogatory names with multiple complaints of sexual...
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. >>> news of an awful day in afghanistan, the deadliest in several months there. three more american troops killed today in a firefight in the southern part of the country. 11 days into the new month of january, 10 americans have lost their lives in afghanistan. >>> now we go to san francisco and the opening day of a trial in the first ever federal case challenging laws against gay marriage. it's getting attention not only for what's at stake, but also for who's making the case for same sex couples and where this legal showdown could be headed. our report from our justice correspondent pete williams. >> reporter: kristen perry and sandra steer have been together ten-years, raising four boys in berkeley, california. they want to get married to demonstrate their commitment and for the sake of their family. >> i certainly think that children benefit from their parents being married. children understand when you're treated differently. and it makes them anxious. >> reporter: their hopes of a legally recognized marriage were dashed last fall when california voters appr
. >>> news of an awful day in afghanistan, the deadliest in several months there. three more american troops killed today in a firefight in the southern part of the country. 11 days into the new month of january, 10 americans have lost their lives in afghanistan. >>> now we go to san francisco and the opening day of a trial in the first ever federal case challenging laws against gay marriage. it's getting attention not only for what's at stake, but also for who's making the...
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his son, who also served in the military was killed in 2010 in afghanistan. to lead the small business administration, former wwe head linda mcmann. >> you are right. he is scare. you are right. >> reporter: trump's days are long behind him. mcmann was an early supporter of his campaign. all of it adding and former generals, than kelly. >> i know more about isis than the generals do, believe me. >> reporter: now he is relying on them for key roles, three so far. president bush had four. president obama five. both men have been named "time "magazine's person of the year. so was trump, four months after calling his candidacy a meltdown, now calling him president of the divided states of america. all his stock this summer. >> i don't think it's appropriate for me to be owning stocks when i'm making deals for this country. >> that, indeed, will affect one company positively and one company negatively. >> now an update for you on the tennessee wildfires that killed 14 people last week. two juveniles have been arrested forring a dpra rate issed arson. and additiona
his son, who also served in the military was killed in 2010 in afghanistan. to lead the small business administration, former wwe head linda mcmann. >> you are right. he is scare. you are right. >> reporter: trump's days are long behind him. mcmann was an early supporter of his campaign. all of it adding and former generals, than kelly. >> i know more about isis than the generals do, believe me. >> reporter: now he is relying on them for key roles, three so far....
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fighting in southern afghanistan today ended with the deaths of six nato troops, including three americans. >>> dozens of human rights activists got together outside the white house today to protest continued use of guantanamo. they called on president obama to make good on his pledge to shut down the prison within a year. the group opposes the practice of holding prisoners without charging them. some demonstrators wore orange jumpsuits with black hoods over their heads. >>> the gun probe involving gilbert arenas is still bng presented to a grand jury. three players met with law enforcement officials today. d.c. police launched their investigation into an incident involving guns being pulled into the locker room on christmas eve. there are reports that arenas has been questioned about the case but would not testify on the grounds of self-incrimination. the nba has suspended him indefinitely. >>> mark mcgwire admitted he used steroids for nearly ten years. his admission came almost five years since he would into the admit anything in front of congress. more than 10 years since a record brea
fighting in southern afghanistan today ended with the deaths of six nato troops, including three americans. >>> dozens of human rights activists got together outside the white house today to protest continued use of guantanamo. they called on president obama to make good on his pledge to shut down the prison within a year. the group opposes the practice of holding prisoners without charging them. some demonstrators wore orange jumpsuits with black hoods over their heads. >>>...
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. >> three american military member wrc killed today in afghanistan. a u.s. military official said the americans were killed during a fire fight with militants in southern afghanistan. he declineded to provide more detail because family members are still being notified. three members of the nato multinational force were also killed? two of those soldiers were french. the nationality of the third was not released. >> leon panetta has commented on the suicide bombing that killed seven cia employees in afghanistan cently. he wrote a column that appeared in yesterday's washington post. he fired back at critics who say the deaths were the result of sloppy security or poor trade craft. panetta says the bomber was about to be searched when he set off his explosives at the cia base in coast. questions remain why that bomber was not searched before he arrived there. the gate at that base is pres e presumed to be koesly watched by taliban spies. so the driver of the car carrying the bombe was directed to a relatively empty corner of the compound. the bomber was invited
. >> three american military member wrc killed today in afghanistan. a u.s. military official said the americans were killed during a fire fight with militants in southern afghanistan. he declineded to provide more detail because family members are still being notified. three members of the nato multinational force were also killed? two of those soldiers were french. the nationality of the third was not released. >> leon panetta has commented on the suicide bombing that killed seven...
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. >>> the double agent who killed seven cia agents in afghanistan may have been trying to avenge the death of a former taliban leader. they show a man reported to be the bomber. he says he was trying to get back at the cia for killing a former pakistani taliban leader in a missile strike. leon panetta told "the washington post" the bomber was about to come search when had he detonated the bomb. they worked with the bomber to get information about kd's second in command. >>> back here a man is in serious condition tonight. a freight train his hit car around 6:00 this morning. the tracks there are below street level and down an embankment. lug luckily he jumped out before the train hit. he's treated for injuries to his upper body. there are no train crossings in that area. investigators are not sure what caused the man to drive off the road to the tracks below. >>> a d.c. cab driver was shot in the jaw last night. his cab was found double parked around 11:30 last night. the cabbie was conscious but not able to talk. traffic around t street was blocked off while officers searched for ev
. >>> the double agent who killed seven cia agents in afghanistan may have been trying to avenge the death of a former taliban leader. they show a man reported to be the bomber. he says he was trying to get back at the cia for killing a former pakistani taliban leader in a missile strike. leon panetta told "the washington post" the bomber was about to come search when had he detonated the bomb. they worked with the bomber to get information about kd's second in command....
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air force drones collected nearly three times as much video over afghanistan and iraq last year as in 2007. about 24 years's worth of it if watched continuously. analysts pore over the video not only to track insurgents but for the location of roadside bombs and weapons stores. >> now here's a look at some other stories making news early today in america. >>> police in wisconsin are looking for a man who threw a molotov cocktail at a gas station cashier. the masked suspect entered the store and flung the flaming bottle. the clerk was safely protected by blullet-proof glass but it nearly hit a customer. it came just days after the arrest of a juvenile of a 2007 robbery of the same store. >>> an arizona man facing charges for a bizarre style of driving. highway cameras captured the man going 80-year-old while standing through the car's open sunroof. the standing speedster has been charged with reckless driving. >>> a prank in denver targeting tiger woods and gatorade. landed bootlegged bottle of the sports drink on multiple supermarket shelves. fake labels showed a picture of tiger wood
air force drones collected nearly three times as much video over afghanistan and iraq last year as in 2007. about 24 years's worth of it if watched continuously. analysts pore over the video not only to track insurgents but for the location of roadside bombs and weapons stores. >> now here's a look at some other stories making news early today in america. >>> police in wisconsin are looking for a man who threw a molotov cocktail at a gas station cashier. the masked suspect...
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did they provide enough troops to win in afghanistan? >> obviously, we haven't won in afghanistan yet, and it may be different than iraq. >> did bush/cheney provide the troops to win? >> well, we haven't won. >> right. well -- >> to be consistent on this, if you say that this president should commit more troops, can't you render an opinion about whether the previous administration that started the war provided the resources to win it? >> hey, david, we all know the facts here. >> if i could answer the question. my problem with your question is, david, you are assuming just additional troops will achieve a victory. it will not. what we need is a change of strategy. we need a counterinsurgency strategy, such as general petraeus and general odierno executed in iraq. if we do that, i think our chances of success are good. >> just quickly, one, they were so busy with iraq, they didn't pay attention to afghanistan. and if the right strategy is we need a new strategy, where was the strategy for seven years? i don't want to point fingers or blam
did they provide enough troops to win in afghanistan? >> obviously, we haven't won in afghanistan yet, and it may be different than iraq. >> did bush/cheney provide the troops to win? >> well, we haven't won. >> right. well -- >> to be consistent on this, if you say that this president should commit more troops, can't you render an opinion about whether the previous administration that started the war provided the resources to win it? >> hey, david, we all...
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you are just back from afghanistan. it was very interesting as you went there, you went to afghanistan to pose two questions. you said does it make sense that the american military is still there? what is this ongoing war mean for fighting men and women who are there? we have a clip from your program and an interview. you posed an important question. >> i know this is a difficult question but if over the next year it doesn't work to establish better governance in kandahar, if the policing efforts, security efforts, don't combine to create enough space for afghan government to step up in a way that's working, i don't get the sense that there's a plan b. is there a plan b? is plan b just more time? >> there's no reason why this shouldn't be successful if the afghans do their part. i mean, we have -- i've never meant an officer that didn't want more capabilities. i would never turn away more engineers or more military police, but we have enough to do what we have got to do in kandahar assuming that the afghans step up and
you are just back from afghanistan. it was very interesting as you went there, you went to afghanistan to pose two questions. you said does it make sense that the american military is still there? what is this ongoing war mean for fighting men and women who are there? we have a clip from your program and an interview. you posed an important question. >> i know this is a difficult question but if over the next year it doesn't work to establish better governance in kandahar, if the policing...
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. >> i don't really care about afghanistan right now because i wonder if my wife and kids are being fed at home. >> reporter: hospitals run by the veteran administration would stay open. checks would continue flowing to the 53 million people who get social security payments, same for medicare and medicaid, assuming the shutdown doesn't last very long. mail delivery would not be affected because the postal service generates its own income. >> a shutdown would also close the national zoo. as many as half a million people could be turned away since it's a busy time of year for tourism there. even if the zoo closes, zookeepers will still feed the animals and guards will still be on duty. >>> a government shutdown would also impact d.c. police and fire personnel. crews and frsofficers would stan the job, but they would not get a paycheck during the shutdown. once federal operations resume, those workers would get back pay. >>> stay right here with news 4 for continuing coverage of the shutdown showdown. you can also logon to our website, nbcwashington.com throughout the day. >>> let's check,
. >> i don't really care about afghanistan right now because i wonder if my wife and kids are being fed at home. >> reporter: hospitals run by the veteran administration would stay open. checks would continue flowing to the 53 million people who get social security payments, same for medicare and medicaid, assuming the shutdown doesn't last very long. mail delivery would not be affected because the postal service generates its own income. >> a shutdown would also close the...
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troops killed in afghanistan were returned. but because of the shutdown the usual death benefit to help families with expenses were not paid. 26 families a. >> what a train wreck? how can we tax people from not buying a product from a website that doesn't work? >> that was a sad reminder that much of government is not working for families as well as it could. and after this is over, be reimbursed by government. >> thanks, steve. another big story tonight. rain, lots of it. it is expected to last for days. down in norfolk, virginia, people saw several streets already flooded today. i don't think we'll see scenes like that here. we'll see that again with this event. we're looking at the radar now. especially from i-95 down to the south and east. and then light irrain around loudoun county and leesburg. now getting in on the lighter rain. right around fairfax and southern maryland seeing the rain now. and look at the flow here right off of the ocean. that's going to mean more rain for us. only 56 in camp springs. as we stay in the
troops killed in afghanistan were returned. but because of the shutdown the usual death benefit to help families with expenses were not paid. 26 families a. >> what a train wreck? how can we tax people from not buying a product from a website that doesn't work? >> that was a sad reminder that much of government is not working for families as well as it could. and after this is over, be reimbursed by government. >> thanks, steve. another big story tonight. rain, lots of it. it...
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misse attacks have killed 53 suspected militants near pakistan's border with afghanistan. that's the single highest number of deaths from any drone attacks carried out of our chief foreign correspondent richard engle confirms the cia's top spy in pakistan has been pulled out of there. he's been receiving death threats after being named publicly in a lawsuit by the family of a victimf a u.s. drone attack. he quotes a senior intelgence official as saying the officer is returning to the u.s. after the decision was made that terrorists thrts against him in pakistan were of such a serious nature, it would not be smart not to act. >>> folks in los angeles woke up to a bracing image on the front page of "the l.a. times" today. photos of 180 women, all the photos found in the possession of an accused serial killer. police say they hope the phos will help spur new tips in what's become known as the grim sleer case. phone calls have been pouring in and for a lot of people just looking at the pictures is proving to be a wrenching experience. from los angeles, our report tonight from
misse attacks have killed 53 suspected militants near pakistan's border with afghanistan. that's the single highest number of deaths from any drone attacks carried out of our chief foreign correspondent richard engle confirms the cia's top spy in pakistan has been pulled out of there. he's been receiving death threats after being named publicly in a lawsuit by the family of a victimf a u.s. drone attack. he quotes a senior intelgence official as saying the officer is returning to the u.s. after...
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. >> i wanted to get back to a few areas of foreign policy, iran, iraq and afghanistan. i interviewed you eight months ago this is what you said if president obama would be the president to stop iran from going nuclear or allow it to. here was your response. >> this is the president that stopped it god willing. we're not going to allow iran to go nuclear any more than the rest of the world. >> eight months later, no real progress on that front. do you still believe that to be the case given ahmadinejad's claim that iran is a nuclear power? >> it is not a nuclear power. i can understand why ahmadinejad would make that assertion to divert the world's attention from the abuse of civil liberties and civil rights of the people of iran. but let's get the facts straight. the fact is that one, we made significant progress. you have iran more isolated internally by its own people than it has been in 20 years, in the region they are completely isolated. we have the support of russia to europe and i believe we'll get support of china to continue to impose sanctions to isolate them
. >> i wanted to get back to a few areas of foreign policy, iran, iraq and afghanistan. i interviewed you eight months ago this is what you said if president obama would be the president to stop iran from going nuclear or allow it to. here was your response. >> this is the president that stopped it god willing. we're not going to allow iran to go nuclear any more than the rest of the world. >> eight months later, no real progress on that front. do you still believe that to be...
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wickky election intends to release another 17,000 documents from the war in afghanistan some time soon. >> jim miklaszewski in washington. thanks. >>> richard engel has covered the iraq war from the start. he's here with us in washington tonight. do these jibe with what you saw in your years? >> they ye, they do. particularly durinthe worst years. you read these report, they're snapshots from the battlefield and describe the consistent problems with security contractors and brutality by the iraqi security force and american troops in the middle of it. the problem is they don't reflect what we were being told by the military at the time particularly before the surg the military was saying that the situation on the ground was better than was being reported, that it was reporters who were exaggerating the probm. these documents show that the military knew full well how bad the situation was and was telling itself and reporting it internally that there was a really serious situation in iraq. >> i know you spent the better part of the day going throh as many documents as you could, did you
wickky election intends to release another 17,000 documents from the war in afghanistan some time soon. >> jim miklaszewski in washington. thanks. >>> richard engel has covered the iraq war from the start. he's here with us in washington tonight. do these jibe with what you saw in your years? >> they ye, they do. particularly durinthe worst years. you read these report, they're snapshots from the battlefield and describe the consistent problems with security contractors and...
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prepares to withdraw troops from afghanistan, another setback to report tonight. a suicide bombing has killed the mayor of kandahar, afghanistan's second largest city. the mayor who, by the way, was a dual afghan-u.s. citizen was killed when an assassin detonated explosives hidden in his turban as the mayor met with tribal elders. >>> we have been reporting this week on the famine affecting millions in the horn of africa. today, a plane carrying the first airlift of urgently needed nutritional supplements landed in somalia. the shipment will be distributed to medical facilities to help starving children. >>> when we come back, the troubled life and far too early death of an olympian we got to know in vancouver. speedy as he was, he couldn't outrun his demons. >>> and later, closing the doors of an american institution after more than 100 years. more than 100 years. mine was earned over the south pacific in 1943. vietnam, 1967. i got mine in iraq, 2003. u.s.a.a. auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation, because it offers a superior level of
prepares to withdraw troops from afghanistan, another setback to report tonight. a suicide bombing has killed the mayor of kandahar, afghanistan's second largest city. the mayor who, by the way, was a dual afghan-u.s. citizen was killed when an assassin detonated explosives hidden in his turban as the mayor met with tribal elders. >>> we have been reporting this week on the famine affecting millions in the horn of africa. today, a plane carrying the first airlift of urgently needed...
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there are german troops in afghanistan but the west german government and the public opinn in this country is very ambivalent about sending german troops anywhere. >> on monday there will be the official ceremony marking the anniversary. will there be some of the key figures and leaders from that time present? >> the leaders of the present and past. mikhail gorbachev will be here. demit demitri will be here. hillary clinton will represent president obama here. president sarkozy of france and angela merkel of germany born and raised in east germany and now a central right politician. it will be an all-star lineup as they stake stock of where we've been and where we are now and even try to determine where we may be headed for here. >> tom a lot of us will never forget watching you that day and sharing that sense we were watching the world change. thank you very much. tom will have a lot more on all of this on "nightly news" tonight on nbc. we'll be right back after these messages. now your chase card let's you make your own payment plan for what you charge. introducing blueprint. blueprint's
there are german troops in afghanistan but the west german government and the public opinn in this country is very ambivalent about sending german troops anywhere. >> on monday there will be the official ceremony marking the anniversary. will there be some of the key figures and leaders from that time present? >> the leaders of the present and past. mikhail gorbachev will be here. demit demitri will be here. hillary clinton will represent president obama here. president sarkozy of...
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. >> let's take a couple minutes and talk about afghanistan. this is the other big debate that is really coming to a head this summer. you're on opposite ends of it in terms of how many troops should come home with the draw down begins next month. senator graham, within the republican party there is a growing debate about afghanistan as well. mitt romney, you say he's front-runner of the republican race and he says this about america's role in afghanistan during the debate this week. listen. >> i also think we've learned that our troops shouldn't go off and try to fight a war of independence for another nation. only the afghanis can win afghanistan's independence from the taliban. >> to which you said, he may be another jimmy carter. you said this about another republican. >> well, i said that the debate last night was more like jimmy carter than ronald reagan. if you think the pathway to the gop nomination in 2012 to get to barack obama's left on libya, afghanistan and iraq, you're going to meet a lot of headwind. this is not a war of afghan i
. >> let's take a couple minutes and talk about afghanistan. this is the other big debate that is really coming to a head this summer. you're on opposite ends of it in terms of how many troops should come home with the draw down begins next month. senator graham, within the republican party there is a growing debate about afghanistan as well. mitt romney, you say he's front-runner of the republican race and he says this about america's role in afghanistan during the debate this week....
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approach to more planning, insisting he will not be rushed into making a decision on troop levels in afghanistan. speaking to thousands of troops and their family members in florida, the president described war decisions as a "solemn duty" vowing not to make a hasty decision. the commts aimed to push back at critics. most notably former vice president dick cheney who accused the white house of diterring on its strategy. the president is expected to make a decision in the coming weeks of whether to add tens of thousands of additional forces of troops to the battle in afghanistan. >>> now, a look at other stories making news today. >>> part of the massachusetts turnpike was closed after three tractor trailers and a car crashed at a toll booth. police report the two trucks collided while approaching that booth. one truck hauling beef littered that road with frozen meat. the driver of the car suffered min injuries. >>> the coast guard rescued hundreds of sea birds found dying along the oregon coast. the birds were sick from toxic sea foam algae. officials say the caused the birds to lose the waterpr
approach to more planning, insisting he will not be rushed into making a decision on troop levels in afghanistan. speaking to thousands of troops and their family members in florida, the president described war decisions as a "solemn duty" vowing not to make a hasty decision. the commts aimed to push back at critics. most notably former vice president dick cheney who accused the white house of diterring on its strategy. the president is expected to make a decision in the coming weeks...
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they are going after this target in afghanistan in a way they never have before. it shows you how they have stepped it up. and we have to get ahead of the game and right now we are on the defensive. now we have to look at everything in our arsonal. we have to look at every asset and wonder who out there is also a turncoat. >> how did the president come out of this week? >> i think he's at this point where you do nothing almost but react to events on the ground. he d
they are going after this target in afghanistan in a way they never have before. it shows you how they have stepped it up. and we have to get ahead of the game and right now we are on the defensive. now we have to look at everything in our arsonal. we have to look at every asset and wonder who out there is also a turncoat. >> how did the president come out of this week? >> i think he's at this point where you do nothing almost but react to events on the ground. he d
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service members killed in afghanistan over the weekend. on sunday, four u.s. troops were killed in an ied attack. they died on the 12th anniversary of a war which has claimed more than 2,100 members of the u.s. military. but unlike those killed before, these service members' families won't receive the $100,000 so-called death gratuity. typically wired to families within 36 hours to help with immediate expenses like the funeral until survivor benefits are paid. no money either to fly the families to dover air force base in delaware for the dignified return of their loved ones' flag-draped coffin. >> washington may be shut down, but it's still asking people to go to war. when people realize that they can serve and fight for their country but that their families will get an iou until shutdown is over, i think they're just shocked. >> reporter: shannon collins still shocked back in milwaukee, can't wait for washington. she's already grieving. andrea mitchell, nbc news, washington. >>> the law passed last week to pay civilian members of the military does not cover
service members killed in afghanistan over the weekend. on sunday, four u.s. troops were killed in an ied attack. they died on the 12th anniversary of a war which has claimed more than 2,100 members of the u.s. military. but unlike those killed before, these service members' families won't receive the $100,000 so-called death gratuity. typically wired to families within 36 hours to help with immediate expenses like the funeral until survivor benefits are paid. no money either to fly the...
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troops in a virtue afghanistan. the highly anticipated game is also rated for strong violence and language. the game was originally panned only at u.s. naval base. the companyays it was a creative risk but is standing by its product. . >>> they're going to try to overturn th military's don't ask, don't tell policy. republicans were trying to keep democrats from the 60 votes needed for a filibuster. the policy bans gays from serving openly in the military. republicans accused democrats of trying to gain support before november's elections. other lawmakers argue it goes against human rights. >> it's long pastime to repeal this policy which is both unjust, unamerican, and extremely hurtful to the effectiveness of our militaries. >> now is not the time to play politics simply because an election is looming in a few weeks. >> senate majority leader harry reid says he plans to bring up the issue again after the november elections. >>> in news for your alth this morning, carry around too much weight could notonly take a to
troops in a virtue afghanistan. the highly anticipated game is also rated for strong violence and language. the game was originally panned only at u.s. naval base. the companyays it was a creative risk but is standing by its product. . >>> they're going to try to overturn th military's don't ask, don't tell policy. republicans were trying to keep democrats from the 60 votes needed for a filibuster. the policy bans gays from serving openly in the military. republicans accused democrats...
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i didn't vote for 100,000 troops ten years later in afghanistan. and the notion that somehow we're going to build this into some nation that's a democracy. what we need to do is to have enough security on the ground in afghanistan that we can bring our troops home. the president made that promise. we should keep that promise. bring these troops home and let the afghans deal with the future of their country. the united states cannot literally go from one country to another around the world with all the instability and say ultimately our men and women in uniform will put their lives on the line for the stability of every nation in transition. >> senators, thank you both very much. >> thank you. >>> coming up, decision 2012, the campaign heating up. now after two debates for the republicans, our new nbc news/wall street journal poll out this weeks shows republicans really think the current field is maybe not everything it could be. what are those views and how will democrats now refocus their agenda after the weiner scandal? >>> plus, moammar gadhafi
i didn't vote for 100,000 troops ten years later in afghanistan. and the notion that somehow we're going to build this into some nation that's a democracy. what we need to do is to have enough security on the ground in afghanistan that we can bring our troops home. the president made that promise. we should keep that promise. bring these troops home and let the afghans deal with the future of their country. the united states cannot literally go from one country to another around the world with...
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they are going after this target in afghanistan in a way they never have before. it shows you how they have stepped it up. and we have to get ahead of the game and right now we are on the defensive. now we have to look at everything in our arsonal. we have to look at every asset and wonder who out there is also a turncoat. >> how did the president come out of this week? >> i think he's at this point where you do nothing almost but react to events on the ground. he doesn't have the ability any more i think to set an agenda in the way that first year presidents do. we are truly in this second year and the rest of his presidency reacted quickly that ft. hood review is going to be fascinating. that's when we may see heads roll in the intelligence area. >> for missing the signals. >> the missed signals on hasan are similar to the detroit bomber. >> chuck, before you go, harry reid already facing a really tough re-election in 2010. now as we referred to early on in the program, has some apologizing to do and is doing it. >> he does. if he weren't senate majority leader
they are going after this target in afghanistan in a way they never have before. it shows you how they have stepped it up. and we have to get ahead of the game and right now we are on the defensive. now we have to look at everything in our arsonal. we have to look at every asset and wonder who out there is also a turncoat. >> how did the president come out of this week? >> i think he's at this point where you do nothing almost but react to events on the ground. he doesn't have the...
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. >>> three americans were among six nato troops killed today in afghanistan. a u.s. military official says the americans were killed during a fi fight with militants in southern afghanistan. he declined to provide more precise detail because female members are still being notified. military officials have warned that the troop build-up ordered by president obama is likely to lead to more casualties as the fighting intensifies. >> there's an update concerning the suspected gunman in the ft. hood shooting, major nadal hassan. the associated press has received some information in the pentagon view of that shooting. the ap says doctors repeatedly voiced concerns about his strident views of islam. they also noted other inappropriate behavior. and yet they continued to give him positive performance evaluations. hasan is charged with murdering 13 people at ft. hood on november 5. the pentagon review has not been publicly released. >>> dozen os human rights activists gathered outside the white house today to protest the continued use of guantanamo bay prison. the u.s. detent
. >>> three americans were among six nato troops killed today in afghanistan. a u.s. military official says the americans were killed during a fi fight with militants in southern afghanistan. he declined to provide more precise detail because female members are still being notified. military officials have warned that the troop build-up ordered by president obama is likely to lead to more casualties as the fighting intensifies. >> there's an update concerning the suspected gunman...
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that's causing anxiety from wall street to the battle fields of afghanistan. as the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, admiral mike mullen, discovered for himself today, nbc's jim wikachenski is traveling with him. >> reporter: here at the hot spots of kandahar, american soldiers and marines are still dodging bullets, rockets and road side bombs every day. amazingly, when they had a chance to throw questions at the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, admiral mike mullen, their number one concern was the ongoing debate back home over the debt ceiling. >> the checkbook is not unlimited. >> reporter: admiral mullen told soldiers at kandahar that if the talks failed they'd still have to fight but they might not get paid. >> there are plenty of you that are living paycheck to paycheck. so if paychecks were to stop, it can have a devastating impact and it can have a devastating impact pretty quickly. >> reporter: at camp leatherneck, mullen told marines given the state of the u.s. economy, all the services face a cutback in the size of the force, and maybe ev
that's causing anxiety from wall street to the battle fields of afghanistan. as the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, admiral mike mullen, discovered for himself today, nbc's jim wikachenski is traveling with him. >> reporter: here at the hot spots of kandahar, american soldiers and marines are still dodging bullets, rockets and road side bombs every day. amazingly, when they had a chance to throw questions at the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, admiral mike mullen, their...
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one of theig issues is what you wrote about, which is the war in afghanistan. in december, that's going to be a review. next july, we're talking about pulling some of our troops out and talking to commanders on the ground. they're seeing some progress. but we're not having this debate. >> no, we're not. by the way, the weekend was a reminder of where we are in the war against islamic rage, where people can put detonation devices on u.p.s. and fedex planes and ship them into this country. we've lost thousands of young americans, so many of them have come back gravely wounded. 1% of the american population is doing 100% of the fighting. and that's not only unjust, it's immoral in a way and ought to be a dialogue in an election year of any kind, and especially in a year wh the cntry says it's paying attention to what is going on. so, i think that's a big, missing compensate and nobody is puttinit on the table except to say, well, we're going to support our veterans and support our defense budget. >> it is interesting, charlie cook, that the president has taken off
one of theig issues is what you wrote about, which is the war in afghanistan. in december, that's going to be a review. next july, we're talking about pulling some of our troops out and talking to commanders on the ground. they're seeing some progress. but we're not having this debate. >> no, we're not. by the way, the weekend was a reminder of where we are in the war against islamic rage, where people can put detonation devices on u.p.s. and fedex planes and ship them into this country....
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a new book suggests members of president obama's national security team has doubts his strategy in afghanistan will work. journalist bob woodward details intense policy and turf battles inside the white house called "obama war." he said the president agreed to triple troop levels there. >> he watched closely as the senate took up repealing the 17-year-old on gays serving openly in the mitary. instead of questioning the merits. they questioned the motivation of the timing of the vote. >> this is a blatant ploy to try to galvanize the political base of the other side which is facing a losing election. >> those supporting the repeal are hoping to win over mod rot susan collins. she appeared swayed. >>> the big commotionn one local neighborhood this morning. boxes and boxes of stuff belonging to a d.c. woman spread across several blocks. >>> our time right now 6:07. 68 degrees. weather and traffic together on the ones coming up next. ght here in this neighborhood, i grew up learning strong famils and hard work means opportity. and that starts with good schools. it's a tradition here in maryland--
a new book suggests members of president obama's national security team has doubts his strategy in afghanistan will work. journalist bob woodward details intense policy and turf battles inside the white house called "obama war." he said the president agreed to triple troop levels there. >> he watched closely as the senate took up repealing the 17-year-old on gays serving openly in the mitary. instead of questioning the merits. they questioned the motivation of the timing of the...
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panetta is answering critics that said sloppy security allowed a bomber to kill seven cia employ glees afghanistan. he wrote an op-ed firing back at critic who say the deaths were the result of poor trade craft. panetta said the bomber was about to be searched when he set off his explosives. questions remain about why he was not searched before he reached the cia's base. several officials told the "post" that the gate at the base is presumed to be closely watched by taliban sty spoois. so the driver was directed to a relatively empty corner of the compound. the bomber was invited to the base because he was considered a valuable asset who said he had information about the second highest leader in al qaeda. >>> when we come right back, shake, rattle and roll. >> new video of just how strong that weekend earthquake was that rocked northern california. >> plus, you may remember this dramatic video of a man being run over. now he's talking about that horrific ordeal. >> then so many college students break the bank when trying to buy books. but now, barnes & noble has an >>> starting today, some 180 res
panetta is answering critics that said sloppy security allowed a bomber to kill seven cia employ glees afghanistan. he wrote an op-ed firing back at critic who say the deaths were the result of poor trade craft. panetta said the bomber was about to be searched when he set off his explosives. questions remain about why he was not searched before he reached the cia's base. several officials told the "post" that the gate at the base is presumed to be closely watched by taliban sty...
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. >> chairman mullen is in afghanistan. he told our troops finite foogh there he didn't know the answer to when and where they would get paid. will the president insist that if there's a default, the troops will get paid? >> again, the treasury department -- by the way, whatever admiral mullen talked about, it's outrageous that here we are, 60 hours away from the united states of america potentially defaulting for the first time. and the reason we're here is that, particularly republicans in the house, but republicans generally had been unwilling to compromise. so, at the appropriate point, if we get to that point, the treasury department will lay out clearly for the american people, most importantly for investors, folks around the world, exactly what would happen if we default. >> i want to be clear on what the president would accept in terms of cuts, in the first stage or the second stage. in other words, that what's called in washington a trigger, which means that whatever force's congress's hand, if they don't continue
. >> chairman mullen is in afghanistan. he told our troops finite foogh there he didn't know the answer to when and where they would get paid. will the president insist that if there's a default, the troops will get paid? >> again, the treasury department -- by the way, whatever admiral mullen talked about, it's outrageous that here we are, 60 hours away from the united states of america potentially defaulting for the first time. and the reason we're here is that, particularly...
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of monitoring things, afghanistan as you mentioned. iran has been such a trouble maker in both of those places. if this economic pressure has been profound enough and you have 30% -- rather 60% of the iranian population under 30, this is the mandate he has, a short window. if this were to work, then perhaps saudi arabia and the gulf states would see the benef benefit, because they and the israelis are very conservative. >> so 30 seconds here, you have netanyahu who is coming to meet with the president tomorrow. he is going to say don't trust this guy, he is fooling you. i think what the president will say is that it will all depend on concrete results. words are nice, but what really counts at the end of the day is whether iran is ready to take action as the president said in his u.n. speech. >> do you believe this is real? >> i don't think it is real yet. i think the iranians will try to get sanctions -- >> and play rope a dope. >> and play rope a dope. as the sanctions continue to bite even more then the iranians will have to make to
of monitoring things, afghanistan as you mentioned. iran has been such a trouble maker in both of those places. if this economic pressure has been profound enough and you have 30% -- rather 60% of the iranian population under 30, this is the mandate he has, a short window. if this were to work, then perhaps saudi arabia and the gulf states would see the benef benefit, because they and the israelis are very conservative. >> so 30 seconds here, you have netanyahu who is coming to meet with...
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to actually figure out how to make that happen, the withdrawal from the middle east, from iraq and afghanistan and essentially the way it was done, i think it sent a signal that the u.s. was in retreat. it was always going to be complicated from withdraw from those wars without victory, without sending the signal we were withdrawing more broadly from the global leadership role. i think some of the things that have been done have accentuated that impression around the world and i think putin felt that he could take advantage of that. >> as you know, said this week that he directly spoke with putin back in september. warmed him to cut it out. a month later the wikileaks -- podesta's e-mails become public, so obvious that lecture didn't do anything. but the question now is how do you retaliate? how do you characterize it? >> i would characterize it as a thinly disguised covert operation intended to discredit the american election. and to basically communicate -- allow the russians to communicate to the rest of the world that our elections are corrupt and incompetent, rigged, and no more honest th
to actually figure out how to make that happen, the withdrawal from the middle east, from iraq and afghanistan and essentially the way it was done, i think it sent a signal that the u.s. was in retreat. it was always going to be complicated from withdraw from those wars without victory, without sending the signal we were withdrawing more broadly from the global leadership role. i think some of the things that have been done have accentuated that impression around the world and i think putin...
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he is viewed in afghanistan as an american implant. there is no leadership there, the taliban hasn't been pushed back, there was supposed to be negotiations with the taliban. that won't happen because we didn't even know when mullah omar died our intelligence is incredibly faulty, which probably led to the kunduz attack on the hospital and this is just a nightmare. >> by the way, we were talking earlier, joe biden is the guy who said "we probably is to partition iraq." he's the guy that said "small footprint, go counterterrorism." and everybody mocked him. he's looking more prescient than any single person including hillary clinton. >> this is one person where he can put himself close to obama. what strikes me is i believe president obama really intended to change our course in iraq and afghanistan. that was not a phony promise, just like i think he came here really thinking he was going to change the culture of washington. he didn't do either and i saw this as -- that's the last nail in the hope and change coffin. >> this is what this
he is viewed in afghanistan as an american implant. there is no leadership there, the taliban hasn't been pushed back, there was supposed to be negotiations with the taliban. that won't happen because we didn't even know when mullah omar died our intelligence is incredibly faulty, which probably led to the kunduz attack on the hospital and this is just a nightmare. >> by the way, we were talking earlier, joe biden is the guy who said "we probably is to partition iraq." he's the...
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. >>> nato says that five service members were killed by a roadside bomb in eastern afghanistan. we do not know the exact location of the explosion or the nationality of the troops who were killed. we will, though, continue to follow the story and bring you the very latest as soon as it does become available. >>> several more occupy d.c. protesters could face charges after being arrested in front of the white house. news 4 was there as park police arrested seven protesters. it was the group's second day of protests there. during monday night's protests, 11 people were arrested. the group is protesting a piece of the defense appropriations bill that extends the military's power to detain terror suspects indefinitely, even if they are u.s. citizens. >>> this morning a local man is in customer accuseded of leaving his own 2-year-old daughter alone in a prince george's county apartment for two hours. police say they discovered the little girl cold and hungry yesterday afternoon. she is expected to be okay. an apartment manager tells news 4 the girl's mother had been in the hospital s
. >>> nato says that five service members were killed by a roadside bomb in eastern afghanistan. we do not know the exact location of the explosion or the nationality of the troops who were killed. we will, though, continue to follow the story and bring you the very latest as soon as it does become available. >>> several more occupy d.c. protesters could face charges after being arrested in front of the white house. news 4 was there as park police arrested seven protesters. it...
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the president is trying to ramp up the war in afghanistan, wind down the fighting in iraq, and close guantanamo bay. >> we can't gather the inteigence we need to foil future attacks if we are blindly granting terrorists the right to remain silent. >> reporter: this new year has highlighted threat of terror and vulnerabilities in airport security and intelligence. all in an election year that's looking tough for the president and his party. brian mooar, nbc news, washington. >>> in an effort to stop a third wave of h1n1, the president has declared this coming week national flu vaccination week. >>> virginia governor-elect bob mcdonnell took his inauguration festivities to arlington. yesterday he enjoyed a performance of the irish seven nations at the clarendon ballroom. the northern virginia inaugural concert was the second day of more than a week of activities. on friday, mcdonnell volunteered at a food bank. he says he decided to scale back his inauguration due to the state of the economy. mcdonnell says job creation will be his number one goal once he takes office. >> that will be
the president is trying to ramp up the war in afghanistan, wind down the fighting in iraq, and close guantanamo bay. >> we can't gather the inteigence we need to foil future attacks if we are blindly granting terrorists the right to remain silent. >> reporter: this new year has highlighted threat of terror and vulnerabilities in airport security and intelligence. all in an election year that's looking tough for the president and his party. brian mooar, nbc news, washington....
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service members were killed in afghanistan today in the deadliest day in nearly two months. nato says six troops, including three americans were killed by enemy forces in the southern part of the country. no further details are available at this time. the southern half of theountry has frequently been hit by attacks. most of the 30,000 additional american troops that president obama has ordered to afghanistan will be deployed there. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton is headed to honolulu today, kicking off her ten-day trip to the western pacific. she'll visit australia, new zealand, and popular new guinea in an effort to strengthen u.s. relationships with major allies in that region. she plans to focus on terrorism, climate change, and energy security in her talks. defense secretary robert gates will join her in australia. >>> well, folks at the national zoo are holding their breath today, hoping that one of their beloved pandas is pregnant. they artificially inseminated her over the weekend after she went into heat. they tried y ed tied to mate on, but to no avail. the
service members were killed in afghanistan today in the deadliest day in nearly two months. nato says six troops, including three americans were killed by enemy forces in the southern part of the country. no further details are available at this time. the southern half of theountry has frequently been hit by attacks. most of the 30,000 additional american troops that president obama has ordered to afghanistan will be deployed there. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton is headed to...
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. >> reporter: rhodes himself is one of 36,000 army veterans of the wars in iraq and afghanistan seeking treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder, ptsd. and he's taken an unusual step, going public with his struggle. >> yeah, i spent 30 months out of 32 in combat. and as a result of that i come back after my third tour with some problems. >> reporter: rhodes gives lectures to active-duty soldiers, sharing stories about his three tours in iraq that left him so guilty and lony he considered committing suicide. >> the best medicine for us now is each other. >> reporter: he's fighting what he calls the military's culture of silence. army chief of staff general george casey credits rhodes with helping to break that code. >> it's so helpful for young soldiers to see a sergeant major, someone who they hold on a pedestal -- >> the toughest of the tough. >> the toughest of the tough. saying, i have problems and i've surmountsed them. it's huge. >> reporter: suicides among active-duty soldiers are up from 140 in 2008 to 160 last year. and pentagon officials have spent millions for counseling a
. >> reporter: rhodes himself is one of 36,000 army veterans of the wars in iraq and afghanistan seeking treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder, ptsd. and he's taken an unusual step, going public with his struggle. >> yeah, i spent 30 months out of 32 in combat. and as a result of that i come back after my third tour with some problems. >> reporter: rhodes gives lectures to active-duty soldiers, sharing stories about his three tours in iraq that left him so guilty and...
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violence across afghanistan. yesterday. ten nato service members were killed marking the deadliest day for nato since october. one of those who died, seven were americans, five of them victims of a single roadside bombing. >>> after a nine peering journalism career that included a half century at the white house, ten presidents, veteran reporter helen thomas has abruptly retired following controversial comments she recently made. the 89-year-old created an uproar saying israelis should, quote, get the hell out of palestine and go home to quote, poland, germany and america. thomas has apologized but white house spokesman robert gibbs denounced her comments as offensive and representry hencible. >>> in england scientists may have dug up a graveyard for roman gladiator from almost 2,000 years ago. an excavation project led to the discovery of dozens of headless skeletons. gladiators were often beheaded as an act of mercy after suffering horrific injuries in fights. begun skeleton even had bite marks from a large animal, maybe
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they say there's still way more to do in afghanistan that the war is far from finished. reporting live in arlington, i'm jane watrel, back to you, joe. >> thanks, jane. >>> a maryland man is facing charges in a triple murder case in springfield, virginia, and police say robbery may have been the motive. 34-year-old delante cook was charged by a grand jury today. cook and jelani slay were going rob a home in 2008. terence and ryan strope and their roommate were killed. the suspects were apparently looking for marijuana. cook and slay even posed as police officers. >> after surveying their intended victims for days it's alleged that mr. cook and others disguised themselves as police officers, armed themselves with weapons, robbed the victims in their home and then stabbed all three of them to death. >> the suspect jelani slay was shot and killed by an off-duty police officer. that happened during an attempted robbery? 2009. >> some terrifying moments in rockville, maryland, this morning when a do-it-yourself project throwed a house exploding. >> i have a house that has blo
they say there's still way more to do in afghanistan that the war is far from finished. reporting live in arlington, i'm jane watrel, back to you, joe. >> thanks, jane. >>> a maryland man is facing charges in a triple murder case in springfield, virginia, and police say robbery may have been the motive. 34-year-old delante cook was charged by a grand jury today. cook and jelani slay were going rob a home in 2008. terence and ryan strope and their roommate were killed. the...
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he's an army veteran who served in iraq and afghanistan. the threats were made through text messages to his wife who worked at the capitol. a search warrant was executed at his house and police say they found two guns and ammunition. kristin wright is covering the story and joins us at 5:00 with more on how police were able to make a quick arrest. >>> this is chris lawrence at the live desk wh getting new details about a shooting that forced a college to lock down its campus. police say the incident at the university of south carolina was a murder/ed is. this has happened just a few hours ago inside the school of public health building in downtown columbia and just a few blocks from theatehouse. s.w.a.t. teams searched the entire building floor by floor, but there was no active shooter inside. they found the sne victim delgado but haven't released any other information about who they are. we're going to keep gathering details and we'll bring you the latest as soon as it comes in. pat and jim? >>> our transportation reporter adam tuss is twe
he's an army veteran who served in iraq and afghanistan. the threats were made through text messages to his wife who worked at the capitol. a search warrant was executed at his house and police say they found two guns and ammunition. kristin wright is covering the story and joins us at 5:00 with more on how police were able to make a quick arrest. >>> this is chris lawrence at the live desk wh getting new details about a shooting that forced a college to lock down its campus. police...
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. >> while our soldiers in afghanistan and iraq had to worry about whether they'd get paid if the government closed. >> this is a dangerous moment for our economy and for our country. and frankly, it's an embarrassing moment for the congress of the united states. >> so, what does the final deal look like and who came out ahead politically? with us, president obama's senior adviser, david plouffe. then, the budget fight isn't over. >> if we stay on the current path, we are heading toward a debt-fueled economic crisis. >> what does the near shutdown mean for negotiations over next year's budget? and a growing debt crisis fueled by spending on programs like medicare and social security. here for an exclusive interview this morning, the chairman of the house budget committee, congressman paul ryan of wisconsin. finally, our political roundtable weighs in on how the budget showdown was merely a preview of the 2012 campaign. spending cuts, the tea party influence and the fight for independent voters. with us, white house correspondent for "the new york times," helene cooper, chairman and ceo of th
. >> while our soldiers in afghanistan and iraq had to worry about whether they'd get paid if the government closed. >> this is a dangerous moment for our economy and for our country. and frankly, it's an embarrassing moment for the congress of the united states. >> so, what does the final deal look like and who came out ahead politically? with us, president obama's senior adviser, david plouffe. then, the budget fight isn't over. >> if we stay on the current path, we...
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. >>> three of the seven cia workers killed by a suicide bomber in afghanistan have been laid to rest. hundreds turned out for services in massachusetts, ohio and washington state saturday. the cia workers were killed in an ambush by an al qaeda operative acting as an informant. >>> police in milwaukee this morning are looking for the person who threw a molotov cocktail at a gas station attendant. the masked man was aiming for the clerk but narrowly missed a customer. see that? no one was hurt. police say the motive wasn't robbery but retaliation for the recent arrest of a robbery suspect at that very same gas station. >>> finally, have you had enough of that christmas fruitcake? well, in one colorado town it's an annual tradition to toss and play football with the fruitcake nobody wants. contestants were judged on distance, accuracy and catching. yeah, it's the 15th year of tossing that traditional treat. that's the news. now back to lester, jenna and janice. i tried to get a fruitcake. there just wasn't one in house. >> they're stale. >> i used to think we were a society that though
. >>> three of the seven cia workers killed by a suicide bomber in afghanistan have been laid to rest. hundreds turned out for services in massachusetts, ohio and washington state saturday. the cia workers were killed in an ambush by an al qaeda operative acting as an informant. >>> police in milwaukee this morning are looking for the person who threw a molotov cocktail at a gas station attendant. the masked man was aiming for the clerk but narrowly missed a customer. see...
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in afghanistan, concerned troops asked the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff about what missing the deadline would mean to them. >> if paychecks would stop it would have a devastating impact and have a devastating impact pretty quickly. >> reporter: visitors waiting to tour the capitol also weighed in. >> social security, we don't know what will happen with that. >> it's ridiculous that our lawmakers can't come to some kind of consensus on what is best for the country. >> now, lester, as the schedule stands today, harry reid hopes to have a vote at 1:00 p.m. on a potential compromise deal. here's what congressional sources can tell us about this deal. it would look like the following. the debt limit would be extended by $1 trillion immediately. it would then be increased by $2.8 trillion for 2012 and then a special bipartisan commission would be in charge of finding additional $1.8 trillion in cuts to get up to 2.8 and if that commission fails by christmas widespread cuts for medicare and defense and both painful cuts and defense for republicans and medicare to democrats and it's th
in afghanistan, concerned troops asked the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff about what missing the deadline would mean to them. >> if paychecks would stop it would have a devastating impact and have a devastating impact pretty quickly. >> reporter: visitors waiting to tour the capitol also weighed in. >> social security, we don't know what will happen with that. >> it's ridiculous that our lawmakers can't come to some kind of consensus on what is best for the...
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afghanistan. and here in frankfurt. where tangela calhoun led her friends and family from hidelburg in the classic cheer. of soccer, long an international favorite, enthralled america in what's been a miserable summer for sports. >> as the nfl and the nba have been locked out, baseball is going through the roger clemens' mistrial. and this is something that americans can see and really feel proud of these women going out there, and playing for the purity of the sport and winning. >> reporter: but the champions would be japan, a country still reeling from an earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster. a victory that came in the middle of the night, and gave a weary nation a reason to celebrate. even in japan, few people thought their team would make it to the finals, let alone bring home the cup. by defeating the number one ranked team in the world. i'm ann thompson in frankfurt. now back to you. >>> and the team's flight expected to touch down in washington later today. >> that was a heartbreaker. >> it was. >>> well, whe
afghanistan. and here in frankfurt. where tangela calhoun led her friends and family from hidelburg in the classic cheer. of soccer, long an international favorite, enthralled america in what's been a miserable summer for sports. >> as the nfl and the nba have been locked out, baseball is going through the roger clemens' mistrial. and this is something that americans can see and really feel proud of these women going out there, and playing for the purity of the sport and winning. >>...